Counter Culture: Back to The Roots Growing Kit

December 15, 2015

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This holiday season turn your kitchen counter into an indoor farm.

The Growing Gift Set from Back to the Roots, whose aquaponic Water Garden we previously featured, contains their Organic Mushroom Farm, Water Garden fish tank, and Garden-in-a-Can for growing Read More...

Complete Kit For Growing Herbs Indoors That You Only Water Once

November 21, 2015

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Many city dwellers picture themselves cooking gorgeous gourmet meals seasoned with fresh herbs plucked just moments before from the windowsill. But the time between deciding to grow herbs and actually cooking with them can be less inspiring.

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Watering the herbs … Read More...

A Grown-Up Smart Countertop Herb Garden

June 3, 2015

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Tugger the adorable pooch, above, is totally into the lemon balm growing in his owner’s kitchen. Want to grow your own herbs on your countertop with something Read More...

Culinary Herb Barn Raising

March 7, 2011

Soup’s on. Now snip a few culinary herbs from your ECOGRO Herb Barn and toss ’em in.

“My love of gardening and plants in general coupled with my craft was the inspiration for ECOGRO,” says the designer, W.A. Francis, who … Read More...

Great Last Minute Urban Gardener’s Holiday Gifts

December 18, 2009

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It’s the Holidaze, and you may have waited till the bitter end as I have. For your garden and green-loving friends and family who may be short on space, here are some cool last minute gifts that I love either Read More...

Turn Over a New Leaf: Grow Your Own Salad

June 19, 2009

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Watch your salad practically grow itself. There are a number of products available that make growing your own salad greens and other vegetables a cinch. The 3-pod and 6-pod AeroGardens have an aerator to directly oxygenate the water, and their … Read More...

Last Minute Mother’s Day Gift: What About Planting a Tree in Mom’s Honor?

May 10, 2009

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Why not celebrate mom by giving her a living gift?  Several organizations offer the opportunity to plant a tree in honor of mom:

Arbor Day Foundation
Plant a Tree USA
TreeBranch
Be Green Now
Tree Givers
Rain Forest Forever
Your Read More...

How to Grow Canned Vegetables

April 23, 2009

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Here’s a little garden idea, an idea for a little garden, an idea for little gardeners, or an idea for someone who knows little about gardening.

It’s simple:
1. Open the can.
2. Pour a glass of water into the … Read More...

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